The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-06-04
THE OLD MEMS CLUB.

THE OLD MEMS CLUB.
The Old Mems Club of Lafayette
county met at the residence of Mr.,
Fred. "A. Young, in Lexington town
ship, last Saturday, May %, 1887.
| There We're present the following
named members:-
| ARTHUR G. YOUNG,
JAMES Ii. GRAHAM,
JOHN II. FORD,
REV. FiNCELlUS r, GRAY,
JOHN PRICE,
WILLIAM p. PARKER.
NATHANIEL j. CARTER,
JOHN A. PORTER,
HARVEY j. HIGGINS,
ELIJAH GLADISH,
REV. a. A. MOORE,
STEPHEN G. WENTWORTH,
THOMAS b. CLAGETT,
JOSEPH L. PAGE,
JOHN r. COLVERT,
SETH MASON,
NORMAN POOLE.
The following named were present
and were added to the club member
ship:
FINLEY E BARNETT,
WILLIAM BEBOUT,
GRANVILLE Il. PAGE,
JOHEPH b. SHELBY, SR.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Stephen G. Wentworth,
Esq, who read the Thirty-seventh
Psalm.
Rev. A. A. Moore led the assembly
III fervent and heartfelt prayer.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read by the secretary, MIR. Rufus
Young, and were approved.
The president not having been pres
ent when elected to the position took
occasion to return his thanks for the
honor He said that following in the
position as he did such heroic and
grand men as Wallace, Callaway,
Bledsoe, Green, Yantis, Moore, and
others, he naturally felt his own
inadequacy and trusted that the club
would overlook any deficiencies upon
his part.
Mr.. Moore thought the pioneers of
the club had been good men, but that
all the good old men were not dead,
and at any rate as humanity is at least
kind enough to let the evil a man does
die with him, that there was a chance
that those who remain behind us will
be enabled to say something good
of US.
MIR. Higgins thought the world was
not retrograding but was getting better
and better and hoped it would con-
tinue so until the millennium when all
the people shall bless the Lord and
praise his holy name.
Judge Finley E. Barnett's name was
proposed for membership. The Judge
retired and was elected by acclamation.
Mr.. William Bebout was proposed
for membership, and he was also
unanimously elected
Mr.. Granville r. Page was elected in
the same way.
Joseph B. Shelby, Sr., was also
elected by the united voice of the club.
Judge Finley E Barnett was born in
Christian county, KY, December 10,
1916; moved to Missouri in May 1889,
and has resided in johnson and Lafay.
ette counties ever since; occupation.
farmer,
Mr.. William Bebout was born in
Washington county, Penn, March Is,
1916; came TO Missouri In 1877; occu-
patlon, snip carpenter.
Mr.. Granville r. Page was born in
Warren county, KY, January 1, 1917;
came to Missouri in 1927; occupation,
farmer.
MIR: Joseph B. Shelby, Sr., was born
IN Washinnton county, Kentucky,
August 10, 1910; came to Missouri in
1886; occupation, farmer.
The death of Nessrs. B. l.. Hobson.
Street Hale and Robert Norfolk, hon.
ored members of this club was sugges.
ted and on motion the following COM
mlttees were appointed
On the death OF the Rev. Mr.. Hob
SON -Messrs. Rufus Young and II. j.
Higgins, with the request of the club
that the Rev. Geo. l.. Leyburn, d. D.,
lend them his assistance.
On the names of Messrs. Hale and
Norfolk-Messrs. Clagett, Graham and
Price.
Mr.. N. Carter moved that the club
take recess until o'clock, p. IN.
Carried.
Dinner intervened, and the club met
again promptly at the hour to which
it had adjourned.
Major A. q. Young invited the club |
The invitation was accepted.
The Rev. Mr.. Moore remarked that
the social re- unions which seemed to |
be a feature of the club meeting made |
lis entertainment by one family quite |
tax. He therefore suggested that
the next should be basket meeting,
each one bringing with him a supply, |
which could be spread in the majors |
yard, enjoyed by all, and yet tax no
one person much.
Major Young ignored this sugges-
ton, and extended cordial invitation,
not only to the members of the club,
but TO everybody, big and little, old
and young, who was present to- day,
to be at the meeting at his house.
Mr.. Moore, however, pressed his
point, and moved that those who at
tend at Major Young's be requested to
bring baskets
MIR. Granville Page thought that was
a better plan plan. Then the Young
people could come. He liked young
company, and would enjoy having the
young as well as the old.
Mr.. Moore's motion was adopted.
Mr.. Higgins moved that the thanks
of the club be extended to the host and
hostess for their charming hospitality,
and also to those ladies who had
during the day so kindly and graceful
ly aided them in dispensing il. The
resolution was unanimously. adopted.
: The ipresidear iaJtited tie 6aernbtssi,
pf Shsse1ueutg.ys se1uiefh1u4pt z1s6S s F
/ l1sp1estA tAEesssSld That The afs nbarsI
Of 1.-The club n Gre getting old. As for
himself he felt like boy as COMPARED